Portals of the future

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Even as India changes, its internet portals remain almost frozen in time.
Scan through the home pages of the leading Indian content sites and you will
find that the formats remain almost unchanged from what they were many years
ago. Even as new technologies are edging on to the mainstream, the legacy of
many of our leading portals holds them back. Content creation and
consumption needs to change if the internet is to become a utility in the
lives of Indians. For long, the growth of the internet in India has been
hobbled by high telecom access charges. This is now beginning to change as
fixed price narrowband bundles offer the promise of always-on connectivity.
Broadband is also becoming selectively available, especially in cybercafes.
This 24x7 connectivity will make the internet part of the daily routine of
Indians - those who have the access devices. Affordable computing devices
will be the second factor which will have an impact on the internet in
India.

Source:
http://www.business-standard.com/ice/story.asp?Menu=8&story=32003